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Midwest City FOP, firefighters in dispute with city leaders over public safety funding

Members with the Midwest City Firefighters Association and Midwest City Fraternal Order of Police are making sure everyone in town knows there’s a feud between them and city leaders. The fight is over money and the city’s unwillingness to hire more staff in both departments, said Lonnie Bray, vice president of the MWC FOP.

Midwest City FOP, firefighters in dispute with city leaders over public safety funding

Members with the Midwest City Firefighters Association and Midwest City Fraternal Order of Police are making sure everyone in town knows there’s a feud between them and city leaders. The fight is over money and the city’s unwillingness to hire more staff in both departments, said Lonnie Bray, vice president of the MWC FOP.

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Updated: 6:35 PM CDT Sep 24, 2015

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WEBVTT MANAGER AND PUBLICLY SHOWING THEIR DISPLEASURE. KOCO PATTY SANTOS SHOWS US THEIR MESSAGE GETS ACROSS. THE POLICE APARTMENT IS BIGGER 20 YEARS AGO. Reporter: OF ICE PRESIDENT SAYS THE CITY IS FALLING SHORT OF KEEPING THE PUBLIC SAFE. THE CITY AND THE CHANGES TO THE DROP IN SALES TAX. I FEEL WE ARE A CITY DIVIDED. Reporter: WE'VE SEEN SIGNS LIKE THIS SCATTER ALL OVER THE CITY BUT TODAY BOTH ARE TAKING THE MESSAGE TO A LARGER AUDIENCE. THIS SIGN SAYS THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER DO NOT CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. Reporter: THE NEW BILLBOARD NEAR MIDWEST BOULEVARD IS PAID FOR BY THE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND THE FOP, THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE CITY AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE BEEN BREWING FOR MONTHS. CITY REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT READY TO RESPOND ON CAMERA BUT ARE WORKING TO GET THEIR

Midwest City FOP, firefighters in dispute with city leaders over public safety funding

Members with the Midwest City Firefighters Association and Midwest City Fraternal Order of Police are making sure everyone in town knows there’s a feud between them and city leaders. The fight is over money and the city’s unwillingness to hire more staff in both departments, said Lonnie Bray, vice president of the MWC FOP.